THROBBING GRISTLE
Pt. Two: The Endless Not
Boomkat Product Review:
Back in stock. To call this unexpected would be an understatement, Throbbing Gristle just weren't the sort of band you'd expect to see reforming. The Police, well you know, it wasn't so far fetched, Sting obviously needed the money after financing lofty solo project after lofty solo project and thought the world might like to see 'Roxanne' performed a few more times (of course we do!), but Throbbing Gristle. it's just unlikely isn't it. More unlikely still was the prospect of a brand new album, and that's exactly what we have here - so I suppose by confounding expectations in this way they've actually done something that absolutely fits their reputation. You may or may not know that back in the day (1975-1981) Throbbing Gristle were one of the most notoriously controversial bands on the planet, the brainchild of Chris Carter, Peter 'Sleazy' Christopherson, Genesis P. Orridge and Cosey Fanni Tutti the foursome managed to upset whole nations with their tales of rape, torture, enemas and serial killers and managed to influence generations of experimental music fans. Still today we are haunted by the band's incredible reach - Wolf Eyes' last Sub Pop effort 'Human Animal' is literally drenched in references to the band, in fact a great deal of the East Coast noise scene is truly indebted to them and in that this should be the perfect time to make a re-appearance. More shocking than any of this is that the record is actually phenomenally good, and relevant, and new. phew, I'm almost out of breath. I know it's hard to believe and hard to take in that a band who have been inactive for 25 years should reform and come up with a record that's even listenable never mind blisteringly good, but it's the truth - Throbbing Gristle are back and they're on form. Okay so they might not be as shocking as they once were, but then they've done all that, they've pis*ed off the world and lived to tell the tale, so there shouldn't really be a reason to re-tread old ground should there now? 'Part 2 The Endless Not' sees TG exploring the wonderful land of murky industrial noise punctuated by Badalamenti-esque smoky jazz and carried as usual by Genesis P. Orridge's unique vocals. Admittedly not all of it works all the time, the title track for instance relies a little too heavily on overdone electronic beat-play, but for the most part these tracks are very good - showing the new wave of noisemakers that they're still at the top of their game. Submerged bubbles of analogue electronic noise emerge over high pitched squeals and environmental hisses and rattling beats echo somewhere in the distance. This is industrial music as seen in 2007, with all the discontent of now, rather than the discontent of then - this music is aware of the state we're in and not afraid to show it. Show Throbbing Gristle we still care and let's hope they continue making music this good, the world needs them...
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Boomkat Product Review:
Back in stock. To call this unexpected would be an understatement, Throbbing Gristle just weren't the sort of band you'd expect to see reforming. The Police, well you know, it wasn't so far fetched, Sting obviously needed the money after financing lofty solo project after lofty solo project and thought the world might like to see 'Roxanne' performed a few more times (of course we do!), but Throbbing Gristle. it's just unlikely isn't it. More unlikely still was the prospect of a brand new album, and that's exactly what we have here - so I suppose by confounding expectations in this way they've actually done something that absolutely fits their reputation. You may or may not know that back in the day (1975-1981) Throbbing Gristle were one of the most notoriously controversial bands on the planet, the brainchild of Chris Carter, Peter 'Sleazy' Christopherson, Genesis P. Orridge and Cosey Fanni Tutti the foursome managed to upset whole nations with their tales of rape, torture, enemas and serial killers and managed to influence generations of experimental music fans. Still today we are haunted by the band's incredible reach - Wolf Eyes' last Sub Pop effort 'Human Animal' is literally drenched in references to the band, in fact a great deal of the East Coast noise scene is truly indebted to them and in that this should be the perfect time to make a re-appearance. More shocking than any of this is that the record is actually phenomenally good, and relevant, and new. phew, I'm almost out of breath. I know it's hard to believe and hard to take in that a band who have been inactive for 25 years should reform and come up with a record that's even listenable never mind blisteringly good, but it's the truth - Throbbing Gristle are back and they're on form. Okay so they might not be as shocking as they once were, but then they've done all that, they've pis*ed off the world and lived to tell the tale, so there shouldn't really be a reason to re-tread old ground should there now? 'Part 2 The Endless Not' sees TG exploring the wonderful land of murky industrial noise punctuated by Badalamenti-esque smoky jazz and carried as usual by Genesis P. Orridge's unique vocals. Admittedly not all of it works all the time, the title track for instance relies a little too heavily on overdone electronic beat-play, but for the most part these tracks are very good - showing the new wave of noisemakers that they're still at the top of their game. Submerged bubbles of analogue electronic noise emerge over high pitched squeals and environmental hisses and rattling beats echo somewhere in the distance. This is industrial music as seen in 2007, with all the discontent of now, rather than the discontent of then - this music is aware of the state we're in and not afraid to show it. Show Throbbing Gristle we still care and let's hope they continue making music this good, the world needs them...
Boomkat Product Review:
Back in stock. To call this unexpected would be an understatement, Throbbing Gristle just weren't the sort of band you'd expect to see reforming. The Police, well you know, it wasn't so far fetched, Sting obviously needed the money after financing lofty solo project after lofty solo project and thought the world might like to see 'Roxanne' performed a few more times (of course we do!), but Throbbing Gristle. it's just unlikely isn't it. More unlikely still was the prospect of a brand new album, and that's exactly what we have here - so I suppose by confounding expectations in this way they've actually done something that absolutely fits their reputation. You may or may not know that back in the day (1975-1981) Throbbing Gristle were one of the most notoriously controversial bands on the planet, the brainchild of Chris Carter, Peter 'Sleazy' Christopherson, Genesis P. Orridge and Cosey Fanni Tutti the foursome managed to upset whole nations with their tales of rape, torture, enemas and serial killers and managed to influence generations of experimental music fans. Still today we are haunted by the band's incredible reach - Wolf Eyes' last Sub Pop effort 'Human Animal' is literally drenched in references to the band, in fact a great deal of the East Coast noise scene is truly indebted to them and in that this should be the perfect time to make a re-appearance. More shocking than any of this is that the record is actually phenomenally good, and relevant, and new. phew, I'm almost out of breath. I know it's hard to believe and hard to take in that a band who have been inactive for 25 years should reform and come up with a record that's even listenable never mind blisteringly good, but it's the truth - Throbbing Gristle are back and they're on form. Okay so they might not be as shocking as they once were, but then they've done all that, they've pis*ed off the world and lived to tell the tale, so there shouldn't really be a reason to re-tread old ground should there now? 'Part 2 The Endless Not' sees TG exploring the wonderful land of murky industrial noise punctuated by Badalamenti-esque smoky jazz and carried as usual by Genesis P. Orridge's unique vocals. Admittedly not all of it works all the time, the title track for instance relies a little too heavily on overdone electronic beat-play, but for the most part these tracks are very good - showing the new wave of noisemakers that they're still at the top of their game. Submerged bubbles of analogue electronic noise emerge over high pitched squeals and environmental hisses and rattling beats echo somewhere in the distance. This is industrial music as seen in 2007, with all the discontent of now, rather than the discontent of then - this music is aware of the state we're in and not afraid to show it. Show Throbbing Gristle we still care and let's hope they continue making music this good, the world needs them...
Boomkat Product Review:
Back in stock. To call this unexpected would be an understatement, Throbbing Gristle just weren't the sort of band you'd expect to see reforming. The Police, well you know, it wasn't so far fetched, Sting obviously needed the money after financing lofty solo project after lofty solo project and thought the world might like to see 'Roxanne' performed a few more times (of course we do!), but Throbbing Gristle. it's just unlikely isn't it. More unlikely still was the prospect of a brand new album, and that's exactly what we have here - so I suppose by confounding expectations in this way they've actually done something that absolutely fits their reputation. You may or may not know that back in the day (1975-1981) Throbbing Gristle were one of the most notoriously controversial bands on the planet, the brainchild of Chris Carter, Peter 'Sleazy' Christopherson, Genesis P. Orridge and Cosey Fanni Tutti the foursome managed to upset whole nations with their tales of rape, torture, enemas and serial killers and managed to influence generations of experimental music fans. Still today we are haunted by the band's incredible reach - Wolf Eyes' last Sub Pop effort 'Human Animal' is literally drenched in references to the band, in fact a great deal of the East Coast noise scene is truly indebted to them and in that this should be the perfect time to make a re-appearance. More shocking than any of this is that the record is actually phenomenally good, and relevant, and new. phew, I'm almost out of breath. I know it's hard to believe and hard to take in that a band who have been inactive for 25 years should reform and come up with a record that's even listenable never mind blisteringly good, but it's the truth - Throbbing Gristle are back and they're on form. Okay so they might not be as shocking as they once were, but then they've done all that, they've pis*ed off the world and lived to tell the tale, so there shouldn't really be a reason to re-tread old ground should there now? 'Part 2 The Endless Not' sees TG exploring the wonderful land of murky industrial noise punctuated by Badalamenti-esque smoky jazz and carried as usual by Genesis P. Orridge's unique vocals. Admittedly not all of it works all the time, the title track for instance relies a little too heavily on overdone electronic beat-play, but for the most part these tracks are very good - showing the new wave of noisemakers that they're still at the top of their game. Submerged bubbles of analogue electronic noise emerge over high pitched squeals and environmental hisses and rattling beats echo somewhere in the distance. This is industrial music as seen in 2007, with all the discontent of now, rather than the discontent of then - this music is aware of the state we're in and not afraid to show it. Show Throbbing Gristle we still care and let's hope they continue making music this good, the world needs them...
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